District: 1
Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston

Filings received during the week ending April 19, 2008

Bank of Fall River, A Cooperative Bank, Fall River, Massachusetts, to become a member of the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act.

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CHELSEA-PROVIDENT CO-OPERATIVE BANK

Member

Application by Chelsea-Provident Co-operative Bank, Chelsea, Massachusetts to become a member of the Federal Reserve System pursuant to section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act and section 208.3 of Regulation H.

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ESB Bancorp, MHC

* 3A1* 3A3

Application by ESB Bancorp, MHC and ESB Bancorp, Inc., both of Easthampton, Massachusetts, to become a mutual bank holding company and stock bank holding company, respectively, by acquiring Easthampton Savings Bank, Easthampton, Massachusetts, pursuant to sections 3(a)(1) and 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

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GREEN VALLEY BANCORP, MHC

* 3A1* 3A3

Application by Green Valley Bancorp, MHC, and Green Valley Bancorp, Inc, both of Southbridge, Massachusetts, to become a mutual bank holding company and stock bank holding company, respectively, by acquiring Southbridge Savings Bank, Southbridge, Massachusetts, pursuant to sections 3(a)(1) and 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

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05/05/2008

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and is implemented by Regulation BB (12 CFR 228). The regulation was revised in May 1995.

The CRA requires that each depository institution's record in helping meet the credit needs of its entire community be evaluated periodically. That record is taken into account in considering an institution's application for deposit facilities.

A copy of an institution's CRA evaluation may be obtained directly from the institution or Reserve Bank.

Federal bank regulators use the following performance levels to rate an institution's performance under CRA: